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Journey Back to Christmas

  • TV Movie
  • 2016
  • TV-G
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.5K
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Tom Skerritt, Oliver Hudson, and Candace Cameron Bure in Journey Back to Christmas (2016)
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A WWII-era nurse is transported in time to 2016 and meets a man who helps her discover the bonds of family and that the true meaning of Christmas is timeless.A WWII-era nurse is transported in time to 2016 and meets a man who helps her discover the bonds of family and that the true meaning of Christmas is timeless.A WWII-era nurse is transported in time to 2016 and meets a man who helps her discover the bonds of family and that the true meaning of Christmas is timeless.

  • Director
    • Mel Damski
  • Writer
    • Maria Nation
  • Stars
    • Candace Cameron Bure
    • Oliver Hudson
    • Brooke Nevin
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    3.5K
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    • Director
      • Mel Damski
    • Writer
      • Maria Nation
    • Stars
      • Candace Cameron Bure
      • Oliver Hudson
      • Brooke Nevin
    • 56User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Candace Cameron Bure
    Candace Cameron Bure
    • Hanna
    Oliver Hudson
    Oliver Hudson
    • Jake
    Brooke Nevin
    Brooke Nevin
    • Sarah
    Meghan Heffern
    Meghan Heffern
    • Louise
    Gwynyth Walsh
    Gwynyth Walsh
    • Gretchen
    Raven Stewart
    • Gwen
    • (as Raven Rosemary Stewart)
    Matt Cooke
    Matt Cooke
    • Martin
    Tom Skerritt
    Tom Skerritt
    • Tobias Cook
    Michael Kaplan
    Michael Kaplan
    • George
    Claire Rankin
    Claire Rankin
    • Belinda
    Doug Murray
    Doug Murray
    • Harv
    Ava Darrach-Gagnon
    Ava Darrach-Gagnon
    • Young Nurse
    Darren Martens
    Darren Martens
    • Julius
    Susanna Fournier
    Susanna Fournier
    • Dottie
    Eamon Hanson
    • Toby
    Samantha Munro
    Samantha Munro
    • Julia
    Kyle Buchanan
    Kyle Buchanan
    • Frank
    Kimberley Rampersad
    • Dr. Lipson
    • Director
      • Mel Damski
    • Writer
      • Maria Nation
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    6bkoganbing

    An H.G. Wells Christmas

    Journey Back To Christmas has Candace Cameron Bure as a 1945 recent war widow who gets caught in a garage and knocked out in December 1945 and then wakes up in 2016 some 10 days before Christmas in her small town.

    Policeman Oliver Hudson instead of arresting this strangely dressed woman takes her home instead although proof of who she is can't be established.

    Tom Skerritt plays an old man and town benefactor who comes to Candace's aid. She knew him in an interesting way back in the day.

    This is a nicely packaged Yuletide film. A bit of a combination of Berkeley Square and The Time Machine.

    Good viewing at Christmas time or any time.
    7Christmas-Reviewer

    Way Above The Average Hallmark Movie

    BEWARE OF FALSE REVIEWS & REVIEWERS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW TO THEIR NAME. NOW WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE MOVIE. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THE FILM . NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 HOLIDAY FILMS. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM HONEST

    I disagree with Candace Cameron-Bure on politics I can push that aside to watch her films on the Hallmark Channel. Most of them are great and she has such a pleasantness that make her films worth watching. "Journey Back to Christmas" is one of those films that might not of worked if it was cast with someone else. Candace proves her star power here. SHe carries the film on her shoulders and she makes it look easy.

    In this film she plays A WWII era nurse is transported in time to 2016 and meets a man who helps her discover the bonds of family and that the true meaning of Christmas. Oliver Hudson co-stars.

    In between the lines the film shows (without preaching) that we all have to have faith in others. If we don't have faith then we have "Nothing".

    I will watch this again. Candace "Congratulations". This is your best Hallmark movie. Looking forward to more.
    10kall6695

    EXCELLENT MOVIE!!

    This is a movie classic that you will want to watch every year over and over again.

    A young nurse, Hanna (Candace Cameron Bure), lost her husband in WWII and gets caught in a storm at the same time a famous comet passes by overhead. She goes into a barn and bumps her head and passes out. Next, she awakens and finds herself in 2016.

    She finds herself in her town which has totally changed and is picked up by the local police, Jake (Oliver Hudson) and Sarah (Brooke Nevin). Jake finds her story unbelievable but also finds evidence that she may actually have lived in 1945. Sarah is much more skeptical and thinks she is a con. Jake takes her home and she meets his family.

    Hanna is initially upset at being in unfamiliar territory, but eventually becomes resigned. She has memories of what the town used to look like and traditions which occurred, which have been lost. It's fascinating how she points out clothes and dishes like the ones she knew in 1945.

    And you'll have to watch it to see what happens.

    This is a great movie about traditions that have been lost and found again. Heartwarming with excellent cast. Add this to your Must See list of Holiday movies.
    7elrondaragorn-1

    7 is as high as i go

    I said this regarding a competitor's (UPtv) movie "a christmas movie Christmas" that mocked the redundant remigined Santa, parttime matchmaker /magic at christmas/romance at christmas, etc, themes that commonly flood the harlequin channel, excuse me, hallmark channel line up :-). Seldom do they ever even mention, even in passing, the true meaning of Christmas. To score seven (the perfect score on my scale) It has to be a lot better than the worn out cliché movies they turn out at a rate of a dozen a week in December. This movie, for the Hallmark channel scored, the same as its competitor's brilliant twist on the cliche romance at Christmas theme referenced above. It has time travel it, has elements of it's a wonderful life, it has a positive message, and yes real Christmas carols, not the Seccular "let's celebrate winter" tropes. I've seen a lot of reviews of modern Christmas movies where the slightest hint of a religious theme is criticized Bitterly by other reviewers. For those who take the religious aspect of Christmas seriously a movie like this is more a step in the right direction. Good job Hallmark. Please give more equal time to those who recognize the religious reason as the reason for the season, then i might not be so hard on the "dessert" christmas entertainment.
    10Ed-Shullivan

    It's nice to see that there are more dreamers and believers...it made me cry

    I just loved this film. If you are over the age of 50 you must have memories of your own younger self, and can only wish now that you would have held on to some of your own personal belongings/artifacts such as maybe some special basebal glove or hockey cards, toys, books, record albums, report cards, christmas decorations, and/or family pictures. Journey Back to Christmas helped bring back some of my own memories from decades ago and as this Christmas themed film's intention was to help us determine if we are either believers in the unfamiliar or lean more toward being skeptics, it is obvious that we are better off if we believe in miracles, or at minimum that our hearts and minds remain open to other people's opinion(s) and beliefs.

    Candace Cameron Bure, Oliver Hudson, Raven Stewart, and Tom Skerritt's performances were especially enjoyable. Darn it if they didn't make me cry a few times throught this retrospective and nostalicg Christas tale. Of course this is a film about stirring up the Christmas spirit in all of us and much like many of our fondest memories as time fades so do many of our past practices. A picture can tell a thousand stories and Journey Back to Christmas is a most enjoyable Christmas classic.

    I give this film a perfect 10 for 10 rating

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    • Trivia
      The necklace and bracelet that Candace Cameron Bure wears throughout the movie actually belong to her 90-year-old grandmother; they were purchased by her grandfather in the 1940s.
    • Goofs
      Hannah's camera is not equipped with a flash but she still takes photographs at night and indoors with the resulting images perfectly exposed. In actuality, she would have needed a flashbulb for lighting.
    • Quotes

      Toby: What's the difference between a miracle and something that just happens... like, um, rain? Is rain a miracle?

      Hanna: Maybe everything is a miracle. Rain... comets... you... me. Just depends on how you look at it.

    • Soundtracks
      White Christmas
      Written by Irving Berlin

      Published by Irving Berlin Music Company

      Administered by Williamson Music. An Imagem Comapny

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Crown Media International Distribution (United States)
      • Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Back to Christmas
    • Filming locations
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Channel
      • Crown Media Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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